STAGE GARDEN RUMBA AT NOS QUEDAMOS
Last month, Nos Quedamos, in partnership with Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, hosted the Stage Garden Rumba at Willis Avenue Community Garden, 401 E. 143rd Street. The
event featured live performances by Caridad ‘La Bruja’ de La Luz, Mariachi Real de México, Helen Dano, Mazarte Dance Company, Starr Davis, Adrian Martínez, Vir-Amicus DJ Music, Jorge
Vázquez Bomba Y Plena, as well as performances by Pregones/PRTT Ensemble.
Mary Dulce of Mexican dance company MazArte. Photo courtesy of Edwin Pagan
Members of Puerto Rican musical group Jorge Vazquez Bomba Y Plena (l-r) Jose Rivera,
Nelson Seda, Jorge Vazquez and Sandra Garcia Rivera. Photo courtesy of Edwin Pagan
On Saturday, October 5, CS 211 The Bilingual School held a 50-year anniversary celebration at Maestros. The dinner also featured an open bar and music. CS 211 opened in 1969 as an
experiment in bilingual education, with 640 students and 34 teachers selected from a pool of over 150 candidates. It was one of the fi rst schools in New York to offer English as a second
language. Core subject areas included English/Spanish as a Second Language and Spanish Enrichment.
CS 211 50th anniversary cake. Photo courtesy of CS 211
ST. RAYMOND HS HOLDS
PET FOOD DRIVE
Students at St. Raymond High School for Boys held a
pet food and toy drive earlier this month.
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Attendees during the anniversary celebration.
Photo courtesy of CS 211
CS 211 CELEBRATES 50 YEARS
St. Raymond students during the pet food drive.
Photo courtesy of St. Raymond High School for Boys
(l-r) Robert Brawer and Catherine Brawer, CS 211 benefactors,
are thanked by Betty Soto. Photo courtesy of CS 211